What is the Least Common Multiple of 73005 and 73016?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 73005 and 73016 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 73005 and 73016, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(73005,73016) = 1
LCM(73005,73016) = ( 73005 × 73016) / 1
LCM(73005,73016) = 5330533080 / 1
LCM(73005,73016) = 5330533080

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 73005 and 73016 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 73005 and 73016. First we will calculate the prime factors of 73005 and 73016.

Prime Factorization of 73005

Prime Factorization of 73016

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 73005 and 73016.

LCM(73005,73016) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 31¹ × 157¹ × 2³ × 9127¹
LCM(73005,73016) = 5330533080